Puzzles: Key Squares

Part of the The King and the Pawn section of Coddy's Endgames journey. Lesson 21 of 26.

Eight king walks. In every one the pawn stays where it is and the king goes to a key square - two ranks ahead of the pawn, or the sixth rank beside it - by the one road his king cannot block. Find the square first, then the road.

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Position 1 of 8

PlayStep onto a key square.

All 8 positions

All lessons in The King and the Pawn

1What Can Mate

Not Enough Queen Beats a Piece Puzzles: What Can Mate Recap: What Can Mate

4The Rule of the Square

Draw the Square Catch It Run Recap: The Square

2The King Steps Up

Wake the King The King Eats The Escort Recap: The King Steps Up

5Key Squares

The Key Squares King in FrontPuzzles: Key SquaresRecap: Key Squares

3Opposition

Face to Face Around the Side The Spare Tempo Hold the Line Puzzles: Opposition Recap: Opposition

6Rook Pawns Draw

The Corner Locked In Puzzles: Rook Pawns Recap: The King and the Pawn